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Tag Archives: Dante Alighieri
Onrefni Setnad Taeper*
I am an arctic gypsy come hither to enjoy the warm, crackling fires of Hell. I have ferried across the Mississippi with a hooded man; he had a record deal and told me he once had played the drums, mentioning … Continue reading
On Milton and Dante
To each their own: let others speak of hells where self-damnation wreaks eternal havoc on the mind and soul; its torments let their thoughts embrace, imagining some devil’s face. I will not heed such useless folderol. It should suffice that … Continue reading
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Tagged allegory, coersion, damnation, Dante Alighieri, John Milton, personal responsibility, religion, salvation
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La Vita Nuova
Ah, could I be quite so fully undone by that which being shown me made me whole, Love? To see it in just one place, begun, then its ending, elsewhere, would leave my soul lost. To pine for that which … Continue reading
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Tagged daily poems, Dante Alighieri, insanity, La Vita Nuova, love, sonnet
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Paradox Lost
Somewhat of a work in progress, that is based on a idea I had a few weeks ago when I dreamed up the title. For Milton and Dante Quotes from odd and esoteric pamphlets, a sarcastic quip on theology, blurred … Continue reading
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Tagged daily poems, Dante Alighieri, John Milton, Paradise Lost, The Divine Comedy
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